_ 182 _ him for this journey and his expenses, as long as what you settle with him is in my best interest. Written in Lisbon on the September 1553 by Pantalião Rebelo. What loss he sustained in this, where and by whom, and where he retreated after the defeat. If the news is not true, where the said captain is, how many galleys and men he has, whether he is in Basra, or what are his whereabout in the Ormuz straits, whether he has captured any towns there and which, or whether he has returned to Aden with all the galleys with which he came from Ormuz, which are said to have been twentyfive, or with how any of them. Whether galleys are being built in Suez, how many and of what size, how many is it expected to launch soon, what kind of persons are there to supervise this and attend to it, and with what haste or leisure kind of persons are there to supervise this and attend to it, and with what haste or leisure it is being done and seen to, and who is to be captain of these galleys. If the news you sent me is certain and there is no doubt about it, he is to return to anywhere he pleases where he is most certain to find that the news is true, and not bother to go further. If he finds it is not true, or cannot find out
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